We’re helping get the word out about Arx Poetica, a new social network for artists. Here’s an introduction from its founder, Robert Hall:

Arx Poetica is a newly-built social networking hub aspiring to help artists get better connected online, along with a few other lofty goals. The endeavor is strictly unaffiliated (read: it’s not just for the LDS community), but the founders behind Arx Poetica are primarily LDS and hope to raise the bar for artists and art appreciators by the very nature of the enterprise. From the website:

“We want to shine a little light on the world. Arx Poetica believes in the strange notions that everyone has a story to tell — in song, dance, word, or play — that the human soul is the most sublime creative factory, and that art and creativity constitute the bulwark of the goodness of humanity.”

The website (http://arxpoetica.com) outlines more of the founders’ aspirations — which isn’t immediately obvious to navigate, as one needs to click the main image on the home page to find out a little bit more — but it is apparent from the design that art is the dominant virtue of the enterprise. While the site has been online for over half a year, the founders feel sufficiently satisfied with its “beta” status to kick into a grassroots-style marketing effort, including a call for help (see the site’s blog).

While Arx Poetica promises to deliver on some not-yet-available features, it is clear from the outset that many tools are immediately available, and, if anything, networking with other artists online toward a good cause is not only viable, but viable now.